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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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